Aren’t all fifty-nine heads Tatars
There was an uproar in the courtroom. This news was too shocking for them. When Zhu Ping'an just confirmed that the six heads were not Tatars, they were already shocked enough, but now Zhu Ping'an actually said that all 59 heads were not Tatars? !
Of course, the most surprised people were Zhao Daying and others.
Zhao Daying was originally frightened when Zhu Ping'an confirmed that the six heads were not Tatars. Fortunately, the right assistant minister of the Ministry of War turned the tide and came up with a perfect reason to make it go away, which made Zhao Daying calm down a little.
However, at this moment, when Zhao Daying suddenly heard Zhu Ping'an say that the fifty-nine heads were not Tatars, it was like a bolt from the blue. He could not believe his ears. His heart, which had just calmed down, sank as if a huge stone was tied to it.
Uncle
Zhao Daying subconsciously looked at Zhao Qiu.
Zhao Qiu was much calmer than Zhao Daying. He shook his head slightly at Zhao Daying, indicating that Zhao Daying should stay calm and everything would be fine.
Seeing his uncle so calm, Zhao Daying also slowly calmed down. Yes, no one knew the inside story better than them.
They did mix in a few non-Tatar heads among these heads, and Zhu Ping'an found them out with his sharp eyes; however, the remaining heads were genuine Tatars, and they were all heads presented by other generals of the border army after they fought against the Tatars last year, and they were all intact. It was precisely because the number of heads presented by the border army last year was less than 59 that they had people mix in a few non-Tatar heads to make up the number.
However, Zhu Ping'an actually said that these heads were not Tatars. This is really ridiculous!
After calming down, all the worries in Zhao Daying's heart disappeared. He folded his hands in front of his chest and watched Zhu Ping'an coldly, to see how Zhu Ping'an would end up after making such a wild statement. He stared at Zhu Ping'an like a cobra.
"Zhu Ping'an, you said that these fifty-nine heads are not Tatars. Do you have any evidence?" Zhang Gu asked in a deep voice at the presiding judge's seat.
Zhang Gu was also an insider. He was the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of War. It was impossible for such a big matter as the replacement of heads to be hidden from him. Of course, Zhao Qiu did not hide it from him either. Moreover, the successful replacement of heads was inseparable from Zhang Gu's cooperation.
Therefore, Zhang Gu didn't believe what Zhu Pingan said.
"nature."
Zhu Pingan nodded affirmatively.
"I'd like to hear the details." Zhang Gu smiled. Next, if you, Zhu Ping'an, cannot prove your big talk, you will have to bear the consequences.
The focus of everyone's attention.
Zhu Ping'an walked calmly to the remaining heads, pointed at eight more heads, and asked the two coroners to display these eight heads to everyone as they did just now.
"My Lords, please look at these eight heads. The ages of these eight heads are approximately between 25 and 35 years old. Of course, you coroners can also take a look and tell me approximately how old these eight heads are?" Zhu Ping'an said when the coroner was showing the heads.
"It is just as you said, sir." The two coroners replied weakly after examining the body.
"As mentioned before, Tatars are very particular about growing beards. They will only grow beards under their lower lips after the age of 37. The beard on the lower lip is called 'elder beard' by Tatars, which means that a 37-year-old Tatar has reached adulthood, has full strength, has achieved a career, has entered the ranks of elders, and his children can get married. The beard on the lower lip, plus the two tiger whiskers grown before, is called 'three wisps of beard' by Tatars. There is also a detailed record of this in the "Barbarians Volume 3 Tatar Chapter" of the "Yongle Encyclopedia"."
Zhu Ping'an spoke slowly with his hands behind his back. His voice was as loud and magnetic as ever, attracting everyone's attention.
"But, sir, please look at these eight heads. They are all between 25 and 35 years old. They are not old enough to grow beards on their lips, but they all have beards on their lower lips. According to the above logic, these eight heads are not Tatars either."
Zhu Ping'an glanced at everyone, shook his head slowly, and smiled with the corners of his mouth.
The eyes of all the military officers almost popped out of their heads and their jaws dropped to the ground in shock.
Zhao Daying even surpassed him.
He was completely stunned, with his mouth open as if he had lost his voice, unable to utter a word for a long time, staring at Zhu Ping'an like a rotten wood...
"There are also these five heads. Please show them to the officials." After saying that, Zhu Ping'an pointed to five more heads and asked the two coroners to show them to the officials again.
The two coroners were cold all over at this moment.
They had never been so afraid of heads.
Every time Zhu Ping'an confirmed that a head was not a Tatar, their hearts seemed to be gripped an inch by the god of death.
You know, they all confirmed that these heads were Tatars after they had examined them. Now Zhu Ping'an confirmed one by one that these heads were not Tatars. This was because they had made a mistake in their examination.
One or two is okay.
Now it has been confirmed that the fourteen heads are not Tatars. Oh, and the five pointed out by Zhu Ping'an should be added... Even if it were only these nineteen heads, this would be a very serious inspection error.
The position of coroner that they had fought so hard to obtain was definitely going to be lost.
Not only that, according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, they may also face imprisonment. The status of coroners is low, and the laws on them are even more stringent. According to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, if they miss important injuries during the inspection, they will face a punishment of thirty to one hundred strokes of the cane; if they deliberately conceal or mislead in order to make money, they will be punished one level more severely according to the criminal law, with a lighter punishment of exile or imprisonment, and a heavier punishment of death.
Firstly, they made mistakes in their investigation, very serious mistakes; secondly, they also have a dirty trick.
That's why the two coroners are so nervous at this moment.
"My Lords, please look at these five heads. They are about 40 years old, but they all have beards. However, according to the Tatars' custom of growing beards, Tatars can only grow beards when they are 49 years old, their zodiac year, when they are over 50, have experienced hardships, and understand the world. Similarly, there are detailed records of this in the Yongle Encyclopedia."
"So, according to the Tatars' beard-growing rules, we can conclude that these five heads are not Tatars either."
Zhu Ping'an cited classics and ruled out these five heads.
In this way, there are still forty heads left.
However, it is impossible to identify these forty heads based on their beards, because these forty heads either have no beards or their beards are completely in line with the Tatars' habits. According to Zhu Ping'an's judgment method just now, there is no way to prove that these forty heads are not Tatars.
"Master Zhu, where are the remaining heads?"
Zhao Daying calmed down now, staring at Zhu Ping'an viciously, his eyes bloodshot, "Go on, let me see how you can verify these forty heads!"
Among the fifty-nine heads, nineteen were not Tatars. According to Lord Zhang Gu's previous statement, although it was a stretch, it could be explained.
It is entirely feasible for forty Tatars to take hostage nineteen border residents...